Cycletour: ALPS
Vienna - Luzern, 2.6. - 16.6.89

From Vienna to the Dolomites

Chapter 1 describes the tour from Vienna, along the
valley of the Enns, to the
Lake of Hallstadt, folowing a day with rain at St. Veit/Pongau.
Continuing via
Bad Gastein and the tunnel to Mallnitz along the Möll valley, crossing
the
Iselspass to Lienz. Throug the Defereggen Valley over the Staller
Sattel to
South Tyrol. At Sexten the Dolomites are reached.

The Dolomites

Chapter 2 starts with a rest day at Sexten and a combined cycle/hiking
tour.
The continuation leads across the Kreuzbergsattel to Padole and
Auronzo, Lake of
Misurina and Cortina, then climbing the Pass Giau. Next is the Fedaia
Pass with
the magnificent gorge of Sottoguda. At Vigo the Dolomites are left
behind and
via Bozen up to the Mendelpass. This section is finished with an
accommodation
at a senior's home at Male.

Some Lakes

The last section leads up the Tonalepass to Sondrio and warmer regions.
Along
the Lake of Como, the lake of Lugano to the Lago Maggiore. At last the
Simplon
Pass is crossed and then by train through a tunnel to Kandersteg. Down
to the Lake of
Thun and Brienz, the last pass is the Bruening Pass, and the tour ends
at the
Vierwaldstätter See and Luzern.